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JumpCloud , one of the fastest growing companies in Colorado, is looking for awesome Developers, QA engineers, DevOps admins, and Customer Success Engineers. Over the next year, they are planning to hire 50 people for the engineering team and about 70 across the entire company.

Success no longer goes to the country that develops a new fighting technology first, but rather to the one that better integrates it and adapts its way of fighting… Our response will be to prioritize speed of delivery, continuous adaptation, and frequent modular upgrades.

Watch out Austin there’s a new accelerator in town. Oracle, based in Redwood Shores, Calif., on Tuesday, announced it’s launching a residential Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator program in Austin. The Austin program is Oracle’s first residential accelerator program in North America.

Being an entrepreneur or business owner has its share of ups and downs. While the downs can be pretty low the ups always seem to triumph for a true entrepreneur at heart. Milestones are what entrepreneurs and business owners work towards.

I’ve always been a tripolar guy: on one hand, being a developer, making a living writing code for various companies. On the other hand, writing: either full books like The Web Startup Success Guide , posts like the one you’re reading or content for various startups.

Something new is brewing in East Austin. It’s the Notley’s Center for Social Innovation, a campus for nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies with a socially innovative focus. And recently the center partnered with Capital Factory, a tech coworking and accelerator site, to launch the new social entrepreneurship and nonprofit coworking community at Springdale General in […].

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Being an entrepreneur or business owner has its share of ups and downs. While the downs can be pretty low the ups always seem to triumph for a true entrepreneur at heart. Milestones are what entrepreneurs and business owners work towards.

I’ve always been a tripolar guy: on one hand, being a developer, making a living writing code for various companies. On the other hand, writing: either full books like The Web Startup Success Guide , posts like the one you’re reading or content for various startups.

Something new is brewing in East Austin. It’s the Notley’s Center for Social Innovation, a campus for nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies with a socially innovative focus. And recently the center partnered with Capital Factory, a tech coworking and accelerator site, to launch the new social entrepreneurship and nonprofit coworking community at Springdale General in […].

by Rich Meneghello, Adam Bridgers, and Benjamin Ebbink of Fisher Phillips. Don’t be embarrassed if you’ve heard of bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies but don’t quite understand them (or if you haven’t heard of them at all).

Every year, Dragon Army takes a company cruise. We usually go on a 4-night cruise out of either Orlando or Miami, so it’s an easy drive or short flight for our team members. We also pay for everyone to bring a guest on the cruise. And of course the time we’re all away doesn’t count against vacation time (though that’s a moot point because Dragon Army has an unlimited vacation policy.). Why a company cruise? I get asked this question quite often, “Why a cruise?”

Nearly all businesses from small to large have a Facebook account. Most also use Twitter. Your business probably does, too. But, the social media discussion is often limited to Facebook and Twitter with a little Instagram and Pinterest thrown in. There’s another player to think about.

Two of my partners are from Texas ( Brad , which surprises many; and Lindel , which surprises no one). This article on the various ways of describing direction in Texas was hallarious. Who knew, “down”, “out”, “over” and “up” were directions… General Business

Whether your business is brand new or it’s been around for a while, you’ve probably thought about putting together a financial forecast. Most lenders and investors will expect it to be part of your business plan.

Austin’s tech scene is always hopping. No matter what the day or the time, it seems there is always something fun to do. So if you’re looking for something to do this week, check out these fine events: Monday – Saturday – Austin CPG Week by TEN Capital Group features more than 42 sessions across […]. The post Cool Tech Events to Attend in Austin This Week appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin

Want to visualize how the venture funding market is changing? Look no further than these 3 slides (from a presentation put together by our friends at Greenspring ). I don’t think much commentary is needed here. Average round size at Series A is increasing dramatically.

I only recently realized this about myself, but I don’t believe in luck in business. Not anymore. In the past, I’ve certainly talked about all the luck that’s involved in building a successful business. The lucky break, the good fortune, the happy accident, and so forth. But now, I think about it differently. I view “luck” as your ability to take advantage of the good things that come your way. Everyone has good and bad things come their way.

Readers know my favorite vendor event format is the analyst summit. I have written extensively about Workday, Salesforce, Oracle, Plex and other summits on this blog and at New Florence. Interestingly, while other vendors have been perfecting the art of. Cloud Computing, SaaS Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP) Industry Commentary

In recent years we’ve been continually impressed with the small Baltic country of Estonia, which has been a frontrunner in many areas within digital solutions and tech innovation, such as e-residency, digital policies, and national cryptocurrencies.

Lots of cool tech events happening in San Antonio this week from recruiting mixers to an AI meetup and the debut of a brand new business conference. On Tuesday – WP Engine Technical Support Meet & Greet in San Antonio- The company is hiring. It’s having a mixer to get to know job candidates better […]. The post Five of the Best Tech Events to Attend in San Antonio This Week appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio

My goal in 2018 is to read 52 books. Here is a list of all the books I’ve read so far this year. Each book is ranked on a 5-star scale (5 is best). ** Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics. I really, really enjoyed this book. I’ve read three books on Bobby Kennedy at this point, and they all leave off, predictably (spoiler alert!) when he dies.

About a year ago, my team and I were just starting to build our MVP. Back then we were a small team of three and had a huge vision. Fast forward to three months ago: a team of six and an entry ticket to Y Combinator.

The epicenter of San Antonio’s startup system downtown is Geekdom, which occupies its own building, the historic Rand Building, on Houston street. Launched in 2011, Geekdom has grown to become the hub of startup activity and now the technology co-working site and collaborative workspace has become a source of capital to ignite the ideas that […]. The post Geekdom Launches a Community Fund to Ignite Startups appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio

Most small businesses have now forgotten the last recession, and are back to “business as usual.” They don’t realize that business as usual is gone forever. With social media and smart phone apps, real product information spreads at astounding speeds.

Public relations is not the first thing you think of when it comes to marketing a small business. But PR can play a significant role in determining the kind of customers you attract and the level of brand loyalty that you enjoy.

How to Create Effective Content Without Adding More to Your To-Do List written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Content influences not only all aspects of our marketing but of our entire business as well. Content is not something you can take lightly.

These days, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur, pitching their latest and greatest new idea, and looking for someone to give them money. Angel investors, like me, have long figured out that asking to see the prototype is a quick way to separate the ‘wannabes’ from serious players.

The emirate of Dubai is considered a favourable business destination for foreign investors to start their own businesses and companies. Dubai’s booming economy is what makes it appealing to investors to open new branches of their businesses there or start whole new ones.